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Sony A300 vs Sony RX10 II

Portability
64
Imaging
49
Features
45
Overall
47
Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II front
Portability
58
Imaging
52
Features
77
Overall
62

Sony A300 vs Sony RX10 II Key Specs

Sony A300
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 2.7" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • No Video
  • Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount
  • 632g - 131 x 99 x 75mm
  • Launched January 2008
  • Replacement is Sony A330
Sony RX10 II
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Bump to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-200mm (F2.8) lens
  • 813g - 129 x 88 x 102mm
  • Revealed June 2015
  • Superseded the Sony RX10
  • Successor is Sony RX10 III
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Sony A300 vs Sony RX10 II Overview

Following is a extensive assessment of the Sony A300 versus Sony RX10 II, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom and both of them are produced by Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the A300 (10MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the A300 (APS-C) and RX10 II (1") posses different sensor size.

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The A300 was unveiled 8 years prior to the RX10 II which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting into a detailed comparison, here is a quick summary of how the A300 matches up against the RX10 II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Sony A300 over the Sony RX10 II

 A300 RX10 II 

Reasons to pick Sony RX10 II over the Sony A300

 RX10 II A300 
RevealedJune 2015January 2008More modern by 89 months
Screen dimensions3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution1229k230kCrisper screen (+999k dot)

Common features in the Sony A300 and Sony RX10 II

 A300 RX10 II 
Focus manually More accurate focus
Screen typeTiltingTiltingTilting screen
Selfie screen Neither provides selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Neither provides Touch friendly screen

Sony A300 vs Sony RX10 II Physical Comparison

In case you're planning to carry around your camera frequently, you're going to have to think about its weight and proportions. The Sony A300 provides outer dimensions of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") with a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs) and the Sony RX10 II has measurements of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") accompanied by a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you choose during that time. Below is a front view size comparison of the A300 compared to the RX10 II.

Sony A300 vs Sony RX10 II size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A300 and RX10 II is 64 and 58 respectively.

Sony A300 vs Sony RX10 II top view buttons comparison

Sony A300 vs Sony RX10 II Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it can be difficult to visualize the difference in sensor sizes purely by viewing specs. The pic underneath might give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the A300 and RX10 II.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The A300 using its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony RX10 II will result in greater detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures more aggressively. The more aged A300 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.

Sony A300 vs Sony RX10 II sensor size comparison

Sony A300 vs Sony RX10 II Screen and ViewFinder

Sony A300 vs Sony RX10 II Screen and Viewfinder comparison
Photography Glossary

Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Sony A300 Portrait photography factors
Sony RX10 II Portrait photography factors
59
focusing manually
decent sensor size (APS-C)
supports RAW files
megapixel count low (10MP)
71
has manual focus
megapixel count good (20 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (1")
includes face detection autofocus
delivers RAW files
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Street Comparison

Sony A300 Street photography highlights
Sony RX10 II Street photography highlights
74
has a tilting screen
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
supports RAW files
72
has a tilting screen
has image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is nice (1")
delivers RAW files
weather proofing
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Sports Comparison

Sony A300 Sports photography info
Sony RX10 II Sports photography info
54
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
supports phase detect autofocus
max frames per second very slow (3.0 frames/s)
megapixel count low (10 megapixels)
68
quiet shooting (1/32,000 seconds)
has image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (20MP)
sensor size is nice (1")
includes tracking autofocus
weather proofing
lack of phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Sony A300 Travel photography features
Sony RX10 II Travel photography features
45
flash built-in
lack of Timelapse function
megapixel count low (10 megapixels)
display isn't selfie friendly
56
weather proofing
megapixel count good (20MP)
flash built-in
fairly wide (24mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse function
display isn't selfie friendly
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Sony A300 Landscape photography advice
Sony RX10 II Landscape photography advice
57
focusing manually
switch lenses (Sony/Minolta Alpha mount)
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
supports RAW files
screen is somewhat small (2.7 inches)
megapixel count low (10 megapixels)
lack of Timelapse function
62
has manual focus
fairly wide (24mm)
screen size is good (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (20 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (1")
delivers RAW files
weather proofing
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
doesn't have Time Lapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Sony A300
Vlogging with Sony RX10 II
9
lack of video recording
31
fairly wide (24mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
includes face detection autofocus
high res video (3840 x 2160 pxls)
includes external mic support
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
display isn't selfie friendly
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Sony A300 vs Sony RX10 II Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony A300 and Sony RX10 II
 Sony Alpha DSLR-A300Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II
General Information
Manufacturer Sony Sony
Model Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II
Class Entry-Level DSLR Large Sensor Superzoom
Launched 2008-01-30 2015-06-10
Physical type Compact SLR SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Chip - Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size APS-C 1"
Sensor dimensions 23.6 x 15.8mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 372.9mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 10 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio - 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Peak resolution 3872 x 2592 5472 x 3648
Highest native ISO 3200 12800
Highest enhanced ISO - 25600
Minimum native ISO 100 125
RAW photos
Minimum enhanced ISO - 64
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Number of focus points 9 25
Lens
Lens mount Sony/Minolta Alpha fixed lens
Lens focal range - 24-200mm (8.3x)
Maximal aperture - f/2.8
Macro focus distance - 3cm
Amount of lenses 143 -
Crop factor 1.5 2.7
Screen
Display type Tilting Tilting
Display sizing 2.7 inch 3 inch
Resolution of display 230 thousand dots 1,229 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (pentamirror) Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359 thousand dots
Viewfinder coverage 95% 100%
Viewfinder magnification 0.49x 0.7x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 30s 30s
Fastest shutter speed 1/4000s 1/2000s
Fastest quiet shutter speed - 1/32000s
Continuous shutter rate 3.0fps 14.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 12.00 m (at ISO 100) 10.20 m
Flash options Auto, Red-Eye, Slow, Red-Eye Slow, Rear curtain, wireless Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions - 3840 x 2160 (30p, 25p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Highest video resolution None 3840x2160
Video format - MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 632 gr (1.39 lbs) 813 gr (1.79 lbs)
Physical dimensions 131 x 99 x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") 129 x 88 x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score 64 70
DXO Color Depth score 22.5 23.0
DXO Dynamic range score 11.4 12.6
DXO Low light score 538 531
Other
Battery life - 400 shots
Battery style - Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage Compact Flash SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Card slots One One
Cost at release $0 $998